• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • ABOUT
    • CONTACT
    • Privacy Policy
  • PRESS
  • CATEGORIES
    • BEAUTY
    • FASHION
    • MOM LIFE
    • LIFESTYLE
    • GIFT GUIDES
    • RECIPES
    • TRAVEL
    • HEALTH & FITNESS
    • MENSWEAR
    • VIDEO
  • SHOP MY INSTAGRAM
    • GIFT GUIDES
  • TAHOE A-FRAME
  • ARCHIVE
  • DISCOUNT CODES

Just Add Glam

the San Francisco lifestyle blog by JENNIFER HENRY-NOVICH

April 27, 2020 / FASHION

DIY WATERCOLOR TIE DYE

watercolor tie dye

watercolor tie dye | Watercolor Tie Dye by popular San Francisco DIY blog, Just Add Glam: image of a woman wearing a watercolor tie dye sweatshirt.

If you make it through quarantine without buying or making something tie dye, that’s truly a miracle! Tie dye is everywhere, and I’m all on board! Personally I love the more subtle and neutral watercolor tie dye look over the bright multi color ones, and set out to make my own over the weekend. My sweatshirt turned out beautifully and honestly it was super simple! I shared the details on my TikTok, and here are the step-by-step instructions. Have fun!

 

WATERCOLOR TIE DYE SWEATSHIRT

SWEATSHIRT

Start with a solid-colored sweatshirt. If you’re using the bleach method, like I did, use a colored sweatshirt. There are so many inexpensive options on Amazon and Walmart, which I included some ideas below. I personally used the Hanes Men’s Ecosmart Fleece Sweatshirt in Stonewashed Green.

OTHER TOOLS

In addition to the sweatshirt, you’ll need bleach, rubber bands, detergent, and a rubber gloves.

INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1: Get the sweatshirt wet with hot water.

Step 2: Create a tie dye pattern of your choice with the rubber bands. For mind I focused on making a ton of tiny scrunches and tied it tight with rubber bands.

Step 3: Wearing your gloves, sprinkle bleach on the sweatshirt and let sit until the desired color is achieved. Make sure to get all sides of the sweatshirt. I left it on for 20 minutes to achieve this color effect.

Step 4: Remove rubber bands and rinse sweatshirt with warm water.

Step 5: Pour about half a cup of detergent onto the sweatshirt in the rinsing station. Work in the detergent throughout the sweatshirt, rinse, and wring out. Or throw in the washing machine!

Step 6: Dry sweatshirt in the dryer or air dry

What do you think of watercolor tie dye?  Let me know in a comment below!

 

 

 

Next Post
Previous Post

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Comments

  1. Julia says

    April 28, 2020 at 9:22 am

    For the detergent used in step 5, did you use the OUT White Brite Laundry Whitener? Can any detergent be used, or does this one work best?

    Reply
    • justaddglam says

      May 6, 2020 at 8:13 am

      Hi Julia! You can use any detergent but this one I found gives an extra pop!

      Reply

Primary Sidebar

I waited to share putting my 2023 vision board tog I waited to share putting my 2023 vision board together until late January because there it’s so much buzz around the new year and goal setting around the start of the new year…but how about waiting until the buzz around it starts to fade? I’ve been committed since 12/31/2022 but if you need some fresh inspiration for 2023…here you go!

Last year I made a digital vision board in Canva with about 8 vague photos and I never looked at it. This year, I got a huge poster board and nearly 100 very specific images of the things I want. VERY specific. In the short 3 weeks having this propped up in my office and seeing it each day, I’m already seeing the needle moving on these items! 

Have you created a vision board or set goals for 2023? What doe is mean to you? How are you achieving your goals this year? #goalsetting #visionboard
Our favorite hack for traveling with babies! @slum Our favorite hack for traveling with babies! @slumberpod - the ultimate sleep sanctuary for moms and babies. Sleep soundly, sleep safely, and wake up refreshed. For travel, love how we can use this to move about our shared room freely after the kids go to bed 🤫 #slumberpod #babysleep #momlife
Porch pirates no more! I’m ordering some great s Porch pirates no more! I’m ordering some great stuff for hosting and gifting this year and the last thing I need is it walking off my front porch. This season, to make sure my new silverware and champagne flutes make it to my holiday table for hosting, I’m having all of my Amazon orders delivered to my garage thanks to my @myQconnect Smart Garage Control and @AmazonKey. It’s awesome to be able to watch my delivery live from the myQ app when I’m not home to make sure my packages are secure and locked up when it’s all done. Cheers!

Check out link in bio to learn more about myQ and Amazon Key In-Garage Delivery.

Giveaway Alert: myQ will be giving away Smart Garage devices every week through December! Make sure you follow @myqconnect on Instagram for a chance to win! 

#AD #myQHolidayHack
Holiday shopping without the stress of package the Holiday shopping without the stress of package theft! 👏🏻 For holiday shopping this year, l've #partnered with @myQconnect to enable all of my packages to be delivered straight to my garage thanks to the myQ Smart Garage Control and @AmazonKey. I love how this option helps keep my packages secure for peace of mind. One less thing to deal with during an already busy season!

Check out link in bio to learn more about myQ.

Giveaway Alert: myQ will be giving away Smart Garage devices every week through December! Make sure you follow @myqconnect on Instagram for a chance to win!
#AD #myQHolidayHack
#AirbnbPartner One of the things that gives me the #AirbnbPartner One of the things that gives me the most joy is creating beautiful spaces that I get to share with others! SWIPE for before and afters!

I love the design process of coming up with a design in my mind and working to make it a reality for a beautiful escape to share. One question we get a lot is “how can I find a place of my own and get started hosting?” Thanks to @airbnb I’m excited to share that @airbnb is introducing opportunities for renters through Airbnb-friendly apartments. You can break into hosting by renting an Airbnb-friendly apartment where you can live full-time and host part-time. I love how this creates financial opportunity for those who rent to start their hosting journey in an easy-to-start way! If you’re interested in learning more you can check out the link in my IG stories!
Holiday gift idea 🎁 gift new memories with tick Holiday gift idea 🎁 gift new memories with tickets to @enchantchristmas presented by @hallmarkchannel! 4 million lights within the light maze and village for an amazing holiday night out 🤩 #enchantchristmas #hallmarkchannel

Categories

  • BEAUTY
  • BLOGGER TOOLS
  • FASHION
  • GIFT GUIDES
  • GLAM GIRLS COLLECTIVE
  • HOME
  • LIFESTYLE
  • MENSWEAR
  • MOM LIFE
  • RECIPES
  • TAHOE A-FRAME
  • TRAVEL
  • VIDEOS
  • WELLNESS

Archives

  • Email
  • YouTube

Shop my favorites

Copyright © 2023 · Just Add Glam · Designed by Bella Creative Studio